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2/7/2008 Alaska Department of Transportation & Public F Facilities iliti - GO Bond Projects - February 7, 2008 . 1 Dowling Road: Old Seward Highway to Minnesota Drive Cost; $22.1 million • Connects Raspberry Road to Boniface Parkway. • Part of continuous cross-town east- west corridor. 2 2 1

2/7/2008 • Improves access to Anchorage International Airport. • Relieves congestion on Tudor Road and Dimond Boulevard • Project to be constructed in two phases: • Phase I Old Seward Highway to C Street • Phase II C Street to Phase II C Street to Minnesota Drive 3 3 Dowling Road: Old Seward Highway to Minnesota Road • Tudor & Diamond • Tudor & Diamond have 3 of top 12 accident locations • 23,000 vehicles per day on per day on Dowling Road in 2025 4 4 2

2/7/2008 Northern Access to University- Medical Cost: District Study $2 million Evaluate alternatives to: Evaluate alternatives to: • Improves access to the U-Med District • Accommodate increased population i d l ti growth from Mat-Su 5 5 Northern Access to University- Medical District Study • Traffic congestion predicted to worsen w/out northern access. • Bypasses congested No. Lights Blvd & UAA Drive. • Access to the largest private employer in Alaska: Providence Alaska: Providence Medical Center • Job growth in U-Med outpaces City and State averages. 6 6 3

2/7/2008 Northern Access to University Medical District Study • Supported by UAA & MOA • Improves safety at high accident location of No. Lights Blvd and UAA Drive. • Included in Anchorage • Included in Anchorage Long Range Transportation Plan. 7 7 DALTON HIGHWAY M & O Proposed FY09 Projects Cost $14 million IMPROVES 121 MILES! IMPROVES 121 MILES! � MP 334-362: Grade raises, undulation, high float repairs � MP 144-175: Undulation, drainage, high float repairs � MP 56-90: Grade Raises, drainage repairs � MP 0-28: Widening, drainage, resurfacing 8 8 4

2/7/2008 DALTON HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS � Improve safety, drivability extend drivability, extend the surface life approx. 5 years � Provide reliable movement of goods & services t to support our t primary source of state revenue 9 9 Kenai Peninsula Borough Roads • Cost : $8 million • KPB owns and maintains 623 miles of road; 50% 623 il f d 50% are substandard • Many substandard roads initially constructed by developers must now be maintained by Borough y g • Improvements needed for better, more cost effective maintenance and emergency vehicle access . 10 5

2/7/2008 SNAKE RIVER BRIDGE Cost NOME $10 million � K � Key link to city's li k t it ' port, power plant, industrial area, DOT equipment yard and U.S. Post Office hub � Bridge is airspace obstruction when vehicles are on bridge 11 11 SNAKE RIVER BRIDGE NOME Damaged D d Piles from Ice Flows Deteriorating Wood Wood Abutments 12 12 6

2/7/2008 Parks Highway Weight Restriction Elimination Program Cost $15 million • Reconstruct embankment repave embankment, repave MP 72 – MP 90 • Restore full structural capability to highway • Eliminate need for Eli i t d f seasonal weight restrictions every spring, for about 6 wks 13 13 Impacts of Weight Restrictions • Limited to 85% of legal load load • Loads divided • Reduces revenues by $500-$1,000 per trip • Additional costs passed on to the consumer 14 14 7

2/7/2008 Windy Corner Seward Highway MP 105-107 Cost $20.0 million Project will • Relocate the railroad • Provide three traffic lanes and turn pockets • Create a parking and viewing area near the sheep 15 15 Windy Corner Seward Highway MP 105-107 • Needs include: • Needs include: – Increase sight distance – Separate wildlife viewing from traffic lanes – Provide for passing opportunities 16 16 8

2/7/2008 Windy Corner Seward Highway MP 105-107 • Existing Road • Existing Road – Follows contour of mountain – Cannot view sheep from Existing pullouts existing pull out; viewers park and viewers park and walk on road – Parking is limited Sheep like to hang out here; usually can’t • be seen from pullouts 17 17 Windy Corner Seward Highway MP 105-107 • Seward Highway Seward Highway Safety Corridor – 8 deaths (red dots) since last road improvements completed in 1983 • White dots are recorded deaths prior d d d th i to 1983 • Green dots are major accidents 18 18 9

2/7/2008 Southeast Region Pavement Rehabilitation: Cost $15 million Resurfaces failing sections of pavement, including associated shoulder and drainage improvements: i t d h ld d d i i t � Petersburg, Mitkof Highway – Scow Bay to Hatchery Lake Rd. $7 million � Craig to Klawock Highway $4 8 million � Craig to Klawock Highway, $4.8 million � Juneau, Glacier Hwy – worst sections between Brotherhood Bridge and Auke Bay Ferry Terminal, $3.2 million 19 19 � Representative photos of Mitkof and Glacier Highways pavement conditions . 20 20 10

2/7/2008 Mitkof Highway Section: Estimated cost $7 million 21 21 Craig to Klawock Hwy Section: Estimated cost $4.8 million 22 22 11

2/7/2008 Glacier Highway Section Estimated cost $3.2 million 23 23 Steese Highway/Johansen Expressway Area Traffic Improvements Cost $15 million � Reduce injuries, fatalities and property damage! � Improve economic development and access to goods and services! � Improve traffic flow and pedestrian access! 24 24 12

2/7/2008 Steese Highway/Johansen Expressway Area Traffic Improvements • Project includes: • Project includes: � Intersection improvements � Turn lanes � Signing and signal improvements � Pedestrian facilities � Drainage improvements � Traffic circulation/flow improvements 25 25 Steese Highway/Johansen Expressway Area Traffic Improvements Congested Intersections Residential Area Available for Commercial Development Growing g Residential Area Residential 26 School 26 Area 13

2/7/2008 South Denali Visitor Center Access Road Vicinity Map 14

2/7/2008 Mt. McKinley Parks Highway Parks Highway Proposed Visitor Center Location 15

2/7/2008 • Purpose • Meet Alaskans and visitors demand for additional interpretation and outdoor recreation opportunities • Improve access to park lands • Provide year-round interpretive and recreational opportunities • Benefits • Economic opportunities for entrepreneurs in providing services • Economic opportunities for entrepreneurs in providing services • New jobs and boost to the economy • Timeline • Year 1,2 & 3 Design and construct access road • Year 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6, Design and construct visitor complex, transportation hub, campground, trails and other facilities • Funding • State - $8.9 Million • Federal Government and private sources • Federal Government and private sources - $20 million $20 million • Partnership • State of Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, National Park Service, Businesses, Public 16